Ciudad del Carmen
municipal seat of Carmen, State of Campeche, Mexico
Ciudad del Carmen or Carmen is the second-largest city of the Mexican state of Campeche. Ciudad del Carmen is located in the southwest of the state at 18.63°N 91.83°W / 18.63; -91.83 on the southwest of Carmen Island, which stands in the Laguna de Términos on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. As of 2010, Ciudad del Carmen had a population of 169,466, up from the 2005 census of 154,197.
The Puente del Zacatal, constructed in 1994, is one of the longest bridges in Latin America.
This border area at the western edge of the Yucatán Peninsula was previously part of the state of Yucatán, then of Tabasco; since 1863 it has been part of the state of Campeche. In 1840 the city had a population of about 7,000.
The city is also the seat of the state of Campeche's Carmen municipality, which includes the city and the surrounding area. The 2010 census population of the municipality of Carmen was 221,094 people, second only to the capital municipality of Campeche.
The main university in Ciudad del Carmen is the Universidad Autónoma del Carmen (UNACAR).
History
Founded in the pre-Hispanic era, Ciudad del Carmen was originally known as Xicalango or Xicalanco.
The public source identifies “Ciudad del Carmen” as municipal seat of Carmen, State of Campeche, Mexico. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Ciudad, Carmen and municipal.
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